15 Sensational Places For Zip Lining in Ga (+ Our Best Tips)

Are you or your kids big thrill seekers? Then you need to check out these places to go zip lining in Ga. Visiting the many canopy tours and treetop adventure courses is tops on my boys bucket list right now, so we put together this guide to 15 sensational zip lines in Ga.

There’s something for everyone from the age of four on up, and locations throughout the state so you can definitely answer the question, ‘where is the closest zip lining near me?’ But there is more to consider than just location, so we’ve included six questions to ask to find your perfect place to fly through the trees.

15 Sensational Places For Zip Lining in Ga (+ How to find the perfect canopy tour)

In addition to zip lines, most of these outposts also offer canopy treetop adventure courses and of course breathtaking views. Zip lining is a fun activity with friends or if you are doing team building with a group. Let us know what you think are our list of the best zip lines in Ga and if we’ve missed any, tell us about them.

Chattahoochee Nature Center

9135 Willeo Rd. | Roswell | 770-992-2055
We’ve always loved the Chattahoochee Nature Centerand the new zip line course is just one more reason to visit this gem. Opening winter 2019, there will be three eco-canopy aerial adventure courses on the 127-acre property.

Course #1 and #2 are high enough to be exhilarating, yet within sight of family on the ground. Course #3 however is a combination of aerial bridges and includes several zip lines, providing a higher, faster and more exhilarating trail.

The eco-canopy courses at the Chattahoochee Nature Center were developed and are run by American Adventure Park Systems. AAPS honed their zip line chops creating Historic Banning Mills in Whitesburg, which is probably the most intense zip line in Georgia. We can’t wait to try out the newest addition to the zip line family at CNC.

Additional Activities: Canoe programs, special events like the Butterfly Festival or just meeting the wildlife that call CNC home, there’s a lot to do here beyond the zip line.

Historic Banning Mills, Whitesburg

205 Horseshoe Dam Rd. | Whitesburg | 770-834-9149Banning Mills is for the adrenaline junkie. They have the longest and fastest zips with names like Screaming Eagle and Flight of the Falcon, as well as an adventure park, which includes a 600 ft long suspension bridge and elevated obstacles. These zip tours are guided.

Additional Activities: Banning Mills holds the Guinness World Record for tallest free standing climbing wall (14 stories) and The Power Free Fall, a 10 story controlled drop. (The first step is truly the worst part.) Historic Banning Mills has a complete Inn and Conservation Center with numerous activities.

Unicoi Aerial Adventure Park, Helen

1788 GA-356 | Helen | 706-878-4740
The same folks that do Banning Mills have also built and manage the Unicoi Aerial Adventure Park, so you know it’s going to be good. There are two sections. You must do the first section to proceed to the second that has longer zips and amazing views over the lake. I would pay the extra for the second section – it’s worth it.

Additional Activities. This course starts next to the Unicoi State Park lodge. There are lots of outdoor activities here including:mountain biking, hiking, ranger programs, as well as several different lodging options from camping, to barrel cabins to lodge rooms.

North Georgia Canopy Tours, Lula

5290 Harris Rd | Lula | 770-869-7272North Georgia Canopy Tours, a guided zip line adventure, is great for the newbie. They start low and slow on the zip line and guides are with you every step of the way making sure you are safe and secure. There are two sky bridges on the tour but it’s mainly zip lines.

Additional Activities: Glamping (aka luxury camping) and disc golf.

Blue Heron Adventure, Columbus

1000 Bay Ave. | Columbus | 706-321-4720The Blue Heron Adventure zip line takes guests 1,200 feet from Georgia to Alabama, across the Chattahoochee River where whitewater rapids gurgle below. Once in Phoenix City, you’ll fly through the trees side-by-side for 400 feet. If you have young ones with you, skip the zip-line and climb the Blue Heron Aerial Course, an aerial adventure just for younger ones. Kids 5+ are welcome to balance on floating beams, walk across a wobbly bridge or climb a spider web.

Additional Activities:Whitewater Express offers whitewater rafting along the Chattahoochee River. Go later in the day for larger rapids.

Callaway Gardens TreeTop Adventure, Pine Mountain

US-27 | Pine Mountain | 844-395-4950This treetop adventure course is 30 feet in the air above the forest floor. There are 19 different obstacles that swing with varying degrees of difficulty. They do have five zip lines, but it’s mostly the treetop obstacles. This course is self-guided zipline tour and you must be 54 inches and pass the ground school. However, they do have a separate course for the little ones.

Additional Activities:Callaway Gardens is a complete family resort with lots of activities for all ages and activity levels.

TreeTop Quest

Dunwoody Location | 4770 N Peachtree Rd | Dunwoody | 770-365-0356
Gwinnett Location | 2020 Clean Water Dr. | Buford | 404-277-6113Treetop Quest is at Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center and in Dunwoody. There are six different adventure experiences at this park and you can go through all of them or just some – so it’s an easy or difficult pace – you choose. What I really like is they have courses for kids 4 and up – so you don’t have to leave the little ones home – although prepare them that they won’t be able to go on ALL the courses.

There is one course that is all zips, so if you like that, you can do it more than once. I love the combination, but could probably have done without the cargo net – that was difficult. This is also self guided.

Additional Activities: TreeTop Quest on the site of the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center includes a high tech cultural center and museum.

Zoo Atlanta’s Treetop Trail

800 Cherokee Avenue SE | Atlanta | 404-624-5600Zoo Atlanta’s new Treetop Trail encourages you “walk on the wild side!” It’s an aerial adventure with ladders, rope bridges, cargo nets, tightrope-style walking and more. There are no height or age restrictions to partake in the Treetop Trail fun, but you must be able to safely fit in the harness. Kids under 48″ tall need an adult with them to help them through the course.

Additional Activities: Well there’s all the animals at the Zoo for one, but they also have a climbing wall, carousel, playground, petting zoo, and even a splash pad in the summer.

Other Zip Line Tour in Georgia

It used to be if you asked ‘Where is zip lining near me?” the answer would be about three places in the state where you can sail through the tree tops. That’s changed over the years.

Here are eight more zip lines in Georgia that we haven’t experienced yet (but they’re on our list!)

Six Things to Consider Before Booking a Zip Lining Tour

It’s hard to enjoy flying through the trees when you’re left waiting on the platform for that person in front to peel themselves off the tree. Or worse, to be the one with bark indentation on your hand from your tree hugging death grip.

Not all zip line canopy tours are for everyone, but there is likely one that fits your temperament and experience. It helps to know what to look for when you book your tour, and what questions to ask. Here’s a hint, you need to go a bit deeper than where is the closest zip lining near me.

Understand the Requirements

Most zip lines and adventure courses have age, height or weight requirements (both minimum and maximum). Be sure you know before you get there if your youngest will be able to participate and if so, to what extent. Even if your child meets the minimum requirements, they may be limited in the zips or course they can do.

What do you want to get out of the Experience

Looking to get over your fear of heights is totally different than seeking the maximum adrenaline rush. Ask questions about what level of guests they see most often.

If you’re new to zip lines, find out if there is a point of no return and the refund policy if you choose not to continue. For the thrill seeker, ask how they pair the groups, will you be waiting all day for that newbie to take the first step?

Find out the expected tour time. Is this a 2 hour tour, 3 hour tour or 1/2 day adventure?

I thought this was a Zip Line?

Make sure the facility offers the type of experience you are expecting. Some canopy tours are just zip lines. Others offer treetop bridges, and some offer elevated ropes courses with various obstacles with or without zips.

If you just want to go on a zip line, ask how many are included in the course. If you really want adventure elements, find out exactly how many and what kind are on the course and if those elements are offered at an additional cost.

Make sure participants are physically up for the tasks.

There is a reason these are called Adventure Tours. You must be able to walk and climb, even on the zip line tours. For the ropes type courses, you’ll be swinging, balancing and using any number of muscles you forgot you had.

Dress the Part

I learned the hard way that wearing running shorts isn’t the best ziplining attire. Those harnesses are not the most comfortable, especially if you are pulling your shorts down the entire time. Also, you can’t go zip lining in flip flops. Make sure you have the right shoes. This may seem like a no-brainer, but I know unless I think of it for them, my boys would just slip on flip flops and not consider the activity.

Getting a little help from Friends

All adventure courses have staff ready to assist guests. Some tours are guided and others are more self-guided. As you would expect, on a guided tour, guides go with the guests and help them every step of the way, including locking the caribeeners for them.

Self-guided tours usually start with a brief instruction period before guests hit the course on their own, with staff available on the ground if needed.

Remember to bring a some extra cash to tip your guides after a great experience.

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We are excited to partner with the Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau on this post. We are big fans of all the zip line and canopy courses, and love taking to the trees, it’s a wonderful way to get outdoors and see nature from a different perspective.

Sue Rodman | Co-Founder

Sue came to Atlanta after finishing the Walt Disney World College Program where she was a tour guide then guest relations hostess (and no she did not moonlight as Snow White). Sue spent 25 years in PR before adding freelance travel writing to her resume. Prior to 365 Atlanta Traveler, Sue published an award winning family travel blog called Field Trips with Sue for eight years, and produced a TV segment with the same name on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta. Her favorite place to visit is anywhere with her husband and three sons. Sue believes anytime is a good time for dessert and there are no bad field trips, just better stories. @SueRodman

Sue came to Atlanta after finishing the Walt Disney World College Program where she was a tour guide then guest relations hostess (and no she did not moonlight as Snow White). Sue spent 25 years in PR before adding freelance travel writing to her resume. Prior to 365 Atlanta Traveler, Sue published an award winning family travel blog called Field Trips with Sue for eight years, and produced a TV segment with the same name on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta. Her favorite place to visit is anywhere with her husband and three sons. Sue believes anytime is a good time for dessert and there are no bad field trips, just better stories.